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Spy Shots: New Ford Ka spotted in Sao Paulo

The new Ford Ka is set to be unveiled next week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but spy photogs there have already caught the new model motoring around with the current Ka. As you can see from the pic above, the Ka, at least for the Brazilian market, is ditching its current design for something a bit more mainstream. Whereas the current car is eclectic and full of round shapes and curvy lines, the new one is much more traditional with large headlamps and conventional fender flares at each corner. Unfortunately, we think the current Ka is infinitely cooler than this three-door hatch with its unique design. Though even if this car does debut in Sao Paulo next week, we may yet see a different design for the rest of Europe. This may be, however, the quickest way to get yourself into a Fiat 500, as Ford and the Italian automaker are reportedly sharing platforms for both vehicles.

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Anonymous

7 Years Ago

THIS is a new car? It kind of puts me in mind of the old Festiva/Aspire in that Mazda did a lot of the design work, Kia actually built it, and Ford USA sold it. In other words: it looks like a not too fresh design built in a country one step away from the 3rd world. This car also looks like it desperately needs a second set of doors as it has a long wheelbase, but the doors themselves aren't so long, making getting into the backseat a real feat of gymnastics.

Like a previous poster said: looks very similar to (any) small Hyundai.

Anonymous

Anonymous

7 Years Ago

John Neff: you're really confused with this one.

The Ka we see on the pic is based on the previous Ka undepinnings, and it's built in Brasil (South-America) with zero relation with the Fiat 500. (Check the doors: they are still the same of the previous Ka.)